How to Use be in a Sentence
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There are lazy ways to do this.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
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There is not much more to tell.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
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And there were some very bad days.
—Siafa Lewis, CBS News, 17 June 2026
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There is so much more to share here.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
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But there are trade-offs here, too.
—Nikita Ostrovsky, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
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So, there are two ways this can go.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 25 Feb. 2026
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There is no doubt who is in charge.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 25 Feb. 2026
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So there is room to add more shifts.
—Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2026
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There is no right way to live a good life.
—Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
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There are worse ways to learn the art of verse.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
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There was a lot of just back and forth with that.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 17 Feb. 2026
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There was no doubt in our mind that it could be done.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 31 Mar. 2026
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There was a lot of pressure on me.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
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There is no joy in writing this.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 27 May 2026
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There are more robust ways to do so.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
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And there was no question about it.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
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There were leaves and a little hole.
—Juli McDonald, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
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There are long shadows on the ground.
—Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
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There are other guys who get more points.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026
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There is no flexing out of that game.
—Richard Deitsch, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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There is no outside; there is no side.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2025
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There were a great many challenges there.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
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One year ago, there was belief.
—Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
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Thaksin has denied there was such a deal.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
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There was no need to shun the work, either.
—Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
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But, there is only so much the city can do.
—Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
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There was something else at play.
—Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
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Then there are a lot more questions to be asked.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 12 May 2026
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My love, there is no oblivion, no dream.
—Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
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That knew there was something more.
—Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
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